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Where does “চড়াই” come from?

চড়াই (Early Assamese) comes from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬, from Sanskrit चटक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

Ancestry of “চড়াই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Magadhi Prakrit*𑀘𑀟𑀬—
2Sanskritचटकsparrow
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

Words derived from “চড়াই”

  • চৰাই
  • উট চৰাই
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